Apple Launches $999 iMac for Educational Institutions — Apple has quietly launched a lower cost $999 iMac for educational institutions this morning. The new low-end model is labeled “Education only” and is not available for individuals. The new iMac appeared on Apple's Higher Educational online store early this morning.

On Twitter Acquiring Bagcheck... Very proud to let you all know that Twitter has acquired Bagcheck. As co-founder & CPO, I wanted to offer my personal thanks to everyone that was part of our journey, and share some of the technology and design lessons we learned over the past year in the hopes …

Apple's rumored ‘Replay’ service a ways off — Warner Bros.' is one of at least four top film studios that Apple has yet to obtain streaming-movie licenses from, sources say. — The rumors from last week about Apple being “on the edge” of launching a cloud-movie service that would enable iTunes users …

My Suggestion on Patent Law — It is easy to complain. Much harder to come up with solutions. Many won't like what I propose, but who wants to make lawyers happy anyway ? — The solution ? — 1. End all software patents. Don't make them shorter, eliminate them.

Lion Support & HD Video Calls with Skype 5.3 for Mac OS X — On the heels of our recent update to Skype 5.2 for Mac OS X, we are pleased to announce that we are making even more improvements to our Mac client with the release of Skype 5.3 for Mac OS X. Along with a number of fixes and improvements …

The Startup You Want To Work At The Most Is Your Own — By now it is a common axiom in Silicon Valley small talk that good engineers are, at the moment, murder to come by. While the most prominent talent battles have thus far been between Facebook and Google, I was curious whether …

After Much Ado, a Google Book Deal in France — PARIS — France has caused plenty of headaches for Google. Its politicians have denounced the U.S. Internet giant as a cultural imperialist; its publishers have called it a copyright cheat. — Yet France is suddenly the only country …

Recruiters Troll Facebook for Candidates They Like — More companies are trying to tap Facebook Inc.'s 750-million-plus user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn Corp., which has dominated the online professional networking arena.

Shopper Receipts Join Paperless Age — At an Old Navy store in Manhattan the other day, Fabienne Michel made a routine purchase of khaki shorts. But she left the store without something equally routine: her receipt. — The sales clerk had sent it to Ms. Michel by e-mail.